Alan Hatherly (born 15 March 1996) is a South African professional

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racer. He rode at the

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event at the

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. He finished in 26th place with a time of 1:42:03. In 2018, Alan achieved a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games, subsequently going on to be crowned the 2018 Under 23 Cross Country World Champion. In early 2019, it was announced that he would leave South African team, Team Spur, and ride for the Specialized Factory team for 2019. He moved to Cannondale Factory Racing for the 2021 season and beyond. He qualified to represent South Africa at the

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. Since 2023, he has also competed in road cycling, joining UCI Continental team .

Major results

Mountain bike

;2014 : 3rd Bronze medal africa

Cross-country, African Junior Championships ;2016 : 1st Gold medal africa

Cross-country, African Under-23 Championships ;2017 : 1st Gold medal africa

Cross-country,

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: 1st

Cross-country, National Championships : 2nd Silver medal uci

Cross-country, UCI World Under-23 Championships : UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup ::2nd Vallnord ;2018 : 1st Jersey rainbow

Cross-country, UCI World Under-23 Championships : 1st Gold medal africa

Cross-country,

: 1st

Cross-country, National Championships : UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup ::1st

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::3rd Nové Město : 3rd

Cross-country Cross country or cross-country may refer to: Places * Cross Country, Baltimore, a neighborhood in northwest Baltimore, Maryland * Cross County Parkway, an east–west parkway in Westchester County, NY * Cross County Shopping Center, a mall in Yo ...

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;2019 : 1st Rainbow Jersey E-MTB

Cross-country, UCI World E-MTB Championships :

::1st

Cross-country ::1st Gold medal africa

Team relay : 1st MaillotSudáfrica

Cross-country, National Championships : 1st Jersey red Cape Epic

African classification,

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(with Matthew Beers) ;2020 : 1st MaillotSudáfrica

Cross-country, National Championships : UCI XCO World Cup ::5th Nové Město II ;2021 : 1st MaillotSudáfrica

Cross-country, National Championships : UCI XCO World Cup ::4th Les Gets ::4th Lenzerheide ;2022 : 1st Jersey white

Overall UCI XCC World Cup ::1st

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::2nd Vallnord ::2nd Val di Sole ::3rd Lenzerheide : UCI XCO World Cup ::3rd

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::5th Nové Město ;2023 : XCO Shimano Super Cup ::1st Banyoles : SA XCO Cup Series ::1st

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: UCI XCO World Cup ::2nd Lenzerheide ::4th

::5th Val di Sole : UCI XCC World Cup ::2nd Val di Sole : XCC Shimano Super Cup ::3rd Banyoles

Road

;2023 : National Road Championships ::2nd Time trial ::5th Road race

References

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* * 1996 births Living people South African male cyclists Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for South Africa Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for South Africa Cyclists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games White South African people Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Durban South African mountain bikers 20th-century South African people 21st-century South African people Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games {{SouthAfrica-cycling-bio-stub